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WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INC (EIN 23-7396384)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-27
IRS object ID
201832709349300603
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-09-27T07:35:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EISNERAMPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237396384EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% ELISABETH CONNORSInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlWORLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122197309PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARIAM ASSEFAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122197309PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCANDICE METHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01306891PTIN
Phone2129498700PhoneNum
Preparation2018-09-25PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.238.150.100IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id26505220182705000002FederalOriginalSubmissionId
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARIAM ASSEFAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$58,411,445GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.wes.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$1,234,324PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,883,615CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$29,946PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$12,136CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$46,099,442PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$56,240,028CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,036,060PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$11,395,928CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$82,697,936TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$14,667,183TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$21,470,184TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$61,227,752NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionWES ADVANCES THE GLOBAL MOBILITY AND INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS BY EVALUATING AND ADVOCATING FOR RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO FULLY UTILIZE THEIR EDUCATION.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$33,872,021ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$54,238,243RevenueAmt
DescCREDENTIAL EVALUATION - WES operates a foreign credential evaluation service in the United States and Canada. The service processes applications for evaluation for the following areas: immigration (52%), education (40%), employment (4%), professional licensing (3%) and other (1%).Desc

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Expense$2,299,049ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescGLOBAL TALENT BRIDGE - WES helps skilled immigrants overcome the barriers that keep them from fully utilizing their talents and education in the United States and Canada by providing professional development and training to the staff of community and government organizations, direct outreach, and research studies and resources.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescTRAINING AND PUBLICATIONS - WES provides training on foreign credential evaluation methods and procedures, international recruitment strategies, and country educational systems through workshops and webinars. WES produces World Education News & Reviews, a monthly online publication for professionals in international education, which includes analyses of international trends, "how to" articles on credential evaluation with sample documents, and up-to-date profiles of the educational systems of various countries.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Foreign Financial AccountYes (true)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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PersonELISABETH CONNORSPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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June Noronha
Chair2.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Gross
Vice Chair1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven Berglund
Secretary/Treasurer1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Buller
Trustee (As of 7/15)1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joan Colligan
Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann G Daw
Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen C Dunnett
Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth J Forde
Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Leyton-Brown
Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dewayne Matthews
Trustee (As of 7/15)1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Francisco Marmolejo
Trustee1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Willis Wang
Trustee (As of 7/15)1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mariam Assefa
Executive Director & CEO40.00.0Yes (X)$373,468$0$23,895
Elisabeth Connors
Deputy Exec Dir - CFO40.00.0Yes (X)$258,956$0$41,875
Steve Literati
Deputy Exec Dir - Core Serv40.00.0Yes (X)$230,974$0$42,449
Paul Feltman
Deputy Exec Dir-Global Talent40.00.0Yes (X)$235,776$0$39,781
Tim Owen
Deputy Exec Dir - Canada40.00.0Yes (X)$167,764$0$17,049
Frank Guttilla
Sr Dir Eval Production & Oper40.00.0$176,483$0$36,995Yes (X)
Mike Lowe
Sr Dir of Human Resources40.00.0$182,945$0$19,544Yes (X)
Edward Lavelle
Sr Director of IT40.00.0$165,801$0$27,009Yes (X)
David Gallagher
Remote Evaluator40.00.0$186,298$0$19,294Yes (X)
Mahchabil Efendi
Remote Evaluator40.00.0$171,876$0$23,417Yes (X)
Yuki Inoue
Remote Evaluator40.00.0$168,284$0$20,662Yes (X)
Linda Tobash
Sr Dir Policy, Knowledge, Data40.00.0$163,968$0$7,378Yes (X)
Louladey Assefa
Remote Evaluator40.00.0$160,950$0$11,267Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Group 88 Systems Inc
1099 Wall Street WestLYNDHURSTNJ07071Software development$863,437
Derive Technologies LLC
110 William StreetNEW YORKNY10038IT Management$590,767
RESOURCE 1
1140 PARSIPPANY BOULEVARDPARSIPPANYNJ07054IT PROJECT MANAGER$366,682
PREMIERE RESPONSE LLC
DEPT 101026 PO BOX 150482HARTFORDCT06115CRM CONSULTING$314,825
Orchestra Networks Inc
711 Atlantic AveBOSTONMA02111Data Management$268,125
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K13CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,875AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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CREDENTIAL EVALUATIONS611710$54,238,243$54,238,243
TRAINING AND PUBLICATIONS611710$104,159$104,159
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Total Program Service Revenue$54,342,402TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Securities$2,750,000SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$2,171,417SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$578,583SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Total$12,136OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,008,029TotalAmt
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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$22,457,936TotalAmt
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Management And General$1,239,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$124,613ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,237,750TotalAmt
Program Services$2,013,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$223,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,730,038TotalAmt
Program Services$1,557,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,680TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,167TotalAmt
Management And General$223,167ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,634,591TotalAmt
Program Services$1,127,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$507,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$396,479TotalAmt
Program Services$389,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$935,743TotalAmt
Program Services$666,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$269,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$322,808TotalAmt
Program Services$319,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,311,136TotalAmt
Program Services$1,180,022ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$217,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,126,111TotalAmt
Program Services$1,005,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,220ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,585TotalAmt
Program Services$11,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CREDIT CARD/BANK FEES$1,649,307$1,623,666$25,641
POSTAGE & PRINTING$4,424,466$4,422,826$1,640
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$328,829$313,741$15,088
RECRUITMENT$735,506$543,598$191,908

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$617,969TotalAmt
Program Services$532,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,844,100TotalAmt
Program Services$39,778,343ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,065,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$477,903BOYAmt
EOY$569,785EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,952,509BOYAmt
EOY$21,841,149EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,380BOYAmt
EOY$8,906EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,156,819BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,021,658BOYAmt
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,442,648BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,431,429BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,250,870BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$711,585BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,667,183BOYAmt
EOY$21,470,184EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,764,246BOYAmt
EOY$61,227,752EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,764,246BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,431,429BOYAmt
EOY$82,697,936EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$11,395,928ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,740,771NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$326,807OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$181,988CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$174,800CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$118,300CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,875CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$476,963TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,692,186CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,074,980CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,793,896CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,716,872CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$54,342,402CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$208,620,336TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,692,186CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,256,968CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,968,696CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,835,172CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$54,344,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$209,097,299TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$209,097,299PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94,275CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$212,922CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$626,499CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,253,016CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,305,032CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$626,499CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,253,016CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,305,032CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,491,744TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,069CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,069TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$119,118CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,039CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$49,731CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,946CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,136CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$258,970TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,906,648CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,517,929CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,644,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,118,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$55,661,445CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$212,849,082TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98237PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98430PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01640InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01370InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12, Other income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther income consists of American Express Purchasing Card cash rewards as well as other various miscellaneous income.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,114,251OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$293,939DepreciationAmt
Book Value$820,312BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,062,443OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$394,220DepreciationAmt
Book Value$668,223BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$549,512OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$370,769DepreciationAmt
Book Value$178,743BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,667,278TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$687,352Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$687,352TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$58,084,439TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,740,771NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$326,807OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,067,578RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$56,016,861RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$223,167InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$223,167RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$56,240,028TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$44,620,933TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$44,620,933ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$223,167InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$223,167ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$44,844,100TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:WES is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the "FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, Income Taxes, as it relates to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of WES's general tax-exempt status, management believes ASC Topic 740 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on WES's financial statements.
PART XI, LINE 2D:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION GAIN $326,807

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth AmericaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee73EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEVALUATIONSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$28,373,824RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees73SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee73TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$28,373,824SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$28,373,824TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3 Column (f):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EXPENDITURES REPORTED REPRESENT THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION AND EVALUATION AND TRAINING WORKSHOPS EXPENDITURES OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, CANADA (A BRANCH OF WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, INC.) TRANSLATED INTO U.S. DOLLARS. THE EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mariam Assefa
Executive Director & CEO$301,468$0$72,000$0$0$0$15,639$0$8,256$0$397,363$0$0$0
Elisabeth Connors
Deputy Exec Dir - CFO$213,956$0$45,000$0$0$0$18,040$0$23,835$0$300,831$0$0$0
Steve Literati
Deputy Exec Dir - Core Serv$205,974$0$25,000$0$0$0$18,614$0$23,835$0$273,423$0$0$0
Paul Feltman
Deputy Exec Dir-Global Talent$200,776$0$35,000$0$0$0$15,946$0$23,835$0$275,557$0$0$0
Tim Owen
Deputy Exec Dir - Canada$140,680$0$27,084$0$0$0$13,138$0$3,911$0$184,813$0$0$0
Frank Guttilla
Sr Dir Eval Production & Oper$156,483$0$20,000$0$0$0$13,160$0$23,835$0$213,478$0$0$0
Mike Lowe
Sr Dir of Human Resources$160,445$0$22,500$0$0$0$13,440$0$6,104$0$202,489$0$0$0
Edward Lavelle
Sr Director of IT$155,801$0$10,000$0$0$0$12,560$0$14,449$0$192,810$0$0$0
David Gallagher
Remote Evaluator$186,298$0$0$0$0$0$13,190$0$6,104$0$205,592$0$0$0
Mahchabil Efendi
Remote Evaluator$171,876$0$0$0$0$0$8,951$0$14,466$0$195,293$0$0$0
Yuki Inoue
Remote Evaluator$168,284$0$0$0$0$0$11,658$0$9,004$0$188,946$0$0$0
Linda Tobash
Sr Dir Policy, Knowledge, Data$150,968$0$13,000$0$0$0$6,715$0$663$0$171,346$0$0$0
Louladey Assefa
Remote Evaluator$160,950$0$0$0$0$0$11,267$0$0$0$172,217$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4b:THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR GLOBAL TALENT POLICY AND PROGRAMS, AND THE CFO PARTICIPATE IN THE 457(B) PLAN. THE PLAN WAS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL MEANS FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR SPECIFIED EMPLOYEES. THE PLAN CONSISTS OF ONLY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND WES DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 457(B) PLAN.
PART I, LINE 7:WES HAS A PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN WITH PAYMENT LEVELS SET AT YEAR-END BY THE BOARD.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
MARIAM ASSEFA
SEE BELOW$303,560SEE BELOWfalse
STEPHEN C DUNNETT
SEE BELOW$54,970SEE BELOWfalse
FRANK GUTTILLA
SEE BELOW$46,310SEE BELOWfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART IV:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTWO RELATIVES OF MARIAM ASSEFA, THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2017. A RELATIVE OF STEPHEN C. DUNNETT, A TRUSTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2017. A RELATIVE OF FRANK GUTTILLA, A KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS, RECEIVED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION IN 2017.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION:WES ADVANCES THE GLOBAL MOBILITY AND INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE INTO ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS BY EVALUATING AND ADVOCATING FOR RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO FULLY UTILIZE THEIR EDUCATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B:THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COPIES ARE THEN SENT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. FOLLOWING REVIEW BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, COPIES ARE SENT OUT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS WELL AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF, ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM." THIS IS DONE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. EACH SIGNER INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE READ THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND INDICATES WHETHER THEY DO OR DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR COMPLIANCE. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. SHOULD A CONFLICT BE FOUND, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ADDRESS SUCH CONFLICT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15:EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S SALARIES, SALARY STRUCTURE, AND SALARY POLICY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED. THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT REPORTS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE FULL REPORT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMPENSATION REPORT ADDRESSES THE COMPARABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AS WELL AS THE SALARY OF ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY APPROVES AND PROVIDES SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19:WES MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9, CHANGES IN NET ASSETS:FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION GAIN $326,807
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.